However, like most football clubs, they have a slightly mischievous side too. Well, the people in charge of their social media accounts do.

Ignoring a long Swiss history of diplomacy, they posted an image on their official Instagram account which will annoy not only Liverpool fans, but Chelsea and Spurs supporters too.

Clearly, some people at Basel are very proud of their record against English clubs. As well as taking four points from Liverpool in this season's Champions League, they beat Chelsea twice in last year's competition and knocked Tottenham out of the 2012/13 Europa League.

Hence this:

The famously neutral Swiss clearly felt uncomfortable with such open mockery, so quickly deleted the image.